Flue-cleaner.



' s. A. SOULE.

FLUE CLEANER. v

ION FILED MAR 31 191 APPLICA 5. 1,147,824. Patented July 27, 1915.

SOLOMON A. SOULE, 0F FRANCES, WASHINGTON.

ELITE-CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SoLoMoN A. SoULE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Frances, in the county of Pacific and State of Washington,have invented a new and useful Flue-Cleaner, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention appertains to flue cleaners, and aims to provide aflue cleaner of novel and improved construction.

It is the object of the invention to construct a flue cleaner solelyfrom wire cable, in order that its construction will be of utmostsimplicity as well as being comparatively inexpensive, and whereby theflue cleaner will be thoroughly practical and eflicient in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides inthe peculiar construction or formation of the device as hereinafterdescribed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment ofthe invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what isclaimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved flue cleaner. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view thereof taken onthe line 22 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, there are employed a plurality. ofsections 1 of wire cable. These sections 1 may constitute a singlelength of cable prior to the formation of the cleaner, in which eventthe cable is doubled a number of times. However, the sections 1 may beseparate, they being cut from a wire cable.

The sections 1 are welded together from one end to a point intermediatetheir ends, to provide a solid shank 2 of circular cross section. Thecable sections 1 are welded together inorder that those portions of thecable sections constituting the shank will be integral. The surface ofthe shank is smooth, and the shank is of rigid construction. The end ofthe shank 2 is provided with a threaded portion 2 for attaching theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 31, 1915.

Patented July 27, 1915. Serial No. 18,347.

device to a staff or other appliance for manipulating the cleaner withinthe boiler flues. The other ends of the cable sections 1 are also Weldedtogether to provide a solid tip 3, which is pointed. The end portions ofthe cable sections 1 are thus welded or secured together to provide theshank and tip, respectively, and those loose portions 4 of the cablesections between the shank 2 and tip 3 are bowed apart, to provide thecleaning head and are twisted or bent into spiral shape.

Each of the cable sections 1 comprises a plurality of wire strands 5which are twisted tightly together, and the other or exposed portions ofthe strands 5 extend approximately longitudinally of the implement, asindicated at 6 in Fig. 1. Thus, the outer or exposed portions of thestrands 5 will serve to effectively scrape the interior of the flue whenthe cleaner is rotated within the flue.

The portions 4cwhich are bowed or curved apart are comparatively firm tomaintain their shapes, but are sufliciently resilient so that theportions 4: may be compressed when the cleaner is introduced into theboiler flue and whereby the portions 4 will properly engage the walls ofthe flue.

The cleaner is employed in the ordinary manner for cleaning boiler finesand the like, and serves its office in a most efiicient and practicalmanner. It will be evident that the cleaner is constructed solely of thecable sections, and may be manufactured at a comparatively small cost.It is only necessary to weld the end portions of the cable sectionstogether, and then to properly form the portions 4 between the weldedportions, in forming the flue cleaner from the cable sections.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A fluecleaner comprising wire cable sections secured together to provide ashank and tip, each section comprising a plurality of strands twistedtightly together, and the sections having outwardly bowed portionsbetween the shank and tip.

2. A flue cleaner comprising wire cable sections welded together toprovide a shank and tip, and having outwardlv bowed and spirallv curvedportions between the shank and tip, each section comprising a pluralityof strands twisted tightlv together and the outer portions of thestrands extending approximately longitudinally relative to the cleaner.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing s my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

SOLOMON A. SOULE.

Witnesses:

HILDA PAU'LSEN, MILDRED SANDELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingCommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

